Man caught with loaded handgun after chase in Asbury Park, police say

ASBURY PARK – A Long Branch man was charged with possession of a weapon after he led police on a foot chase and tried to get rid of a handgun, authorities said.

At around 3 p.m. on Saturday, the city's Street Crimes Unit was on a proactive patrol in the Gardens Apartment Complex, Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno said in a release. The police officers were investigating suspicious activity when Darien Anderson, 20, of Long Branch, fled on foot, he said.

Police officers chased Anderson and saw him discard a handgun in front of building A before he was apprehended and placed under arrest, Salerno said.

The loaded, small caliber revolver was recovered, Salerno said.

Anderson was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, obstructing the administration of law and trespassing. He also had a Monmouth County Child Support warrant for $4,550 and a warrant out of Ocean Township Municipal Court for $10,000, Salerno said.

Anderson was taken to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in lieu of $255,000 bail with no 10 percent option, Salerno said.